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Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Thomas Cromwell, born as the son of a blacksmith, has worked himself up to secretary of Cardinal Wolsey. After the downfall of the cardinal because of his critisism of King Henry VIII, Cromwell becomes an advisor of the King himself. He quickly grows in importance and has to walk a tight rope to escape being sucked into the treachery and intrigue at Henry's court.

Friday, 12 February 2016

I submitted my PhD thesis yesterday! Four years of work on paper and now out of my hands :-S

The thesis will now be read by the so-called 'reading committee' of 5 professors. And then I will have to have the thesis designed and printed as a booklet. And then there's the thesis defence date at the 21st of June. So, I'm not completely done, but this is one big step nonetheless!(No more writing and editing, no more evening and weekend work in the coming time, more time to read and relax!)

Monday, 8 February 2016

Samantha Moore grew up in foster care and learned to survive by hiding in books. In the company of her beloved fictional characters she feels save. After college and a failed attempt at a big city job, Samantha gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the anonymous benefactor who calls himself Mr Knightley offers her a scholarship to Medill School of Journalism. The only condition is that Samantha writes regular letters to Mr Knightley. Samantha starts her education, but finds out writing isn't as easy as she thought and neither is growing up. But when she starts making real friends in her classmate Ashley, fellow foster kid Kyle and famous novelist Alex Powell her life really starts to change.

About Me

Welcome, everyone! I'm a 32-year old Dutchwoman. I'm a Christian and recently finished my PhD in veterinary science. I'm an Anglophile and a history lover and therefore my favourite movies are period dramas and my favourite books the classics or historical novels. I love animals and nature and my favourite season is spring! Enjoy your stay here and I hope you'll find some new titles to read or watch!
My 'other' blog is birdienl.livejournal.com where I've been posting for the last few years. If you're interested in more book or movie reviews, you can find them there as well!